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Helena Sukova vs Mary Joe Fernandez H2H: 5-6

Mary Joe Fernandez holds a 6–5 lead over Helena Sukova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Mary Joe Fernandez leads 3–2 on hard courts, while Helena Sukova leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Mary Joe Fernandez won the 1993 Indian Wells Open semifinal 6-3 6-1.

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Helena Sukova
CZE Age 61 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
5 – 6
11 main-draw meetings
Mary Joe Fernandez
USA Age 55 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-3 6-1 Helena Sukova #16 Match data Feb 22, 1993 SF Indian Wells Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Helena Sukova #15 6-3 3-6 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #6 Match data Aug 22, 1992* QF Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #7 6-3 6-4 Helena Sukova #18 Match data Jun 20, 1992* QF Eastbourne Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-4 6-4 Helena Sukova #17 Match data Jan 10, 1992* R16 Sydney International Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 2-6 7-6 2-2 (ret.) Helena Sukova #17 Match data Nov 22, 1991* R16 WTA Finals WTA Finals Carpet
Helena Sukova #14 5-7 6-3 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #7 Match data Oct 19, 1991* QF Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-3 6-4 Helena Sukova #13 Match data Sep 30, 1990* QF Tokyo Dentsu Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Helena Sukova #7 7-6 6-0 Mary Joe Fernandez #20 Match data May 14, 1988* QF Berlin Open Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Mary Joe Fernandez #22 6-4 1-6 6-2 Helena Sukova #7 Match data Mar 11, 1988* R16 Boca Raton Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Helena Sukova #8 6-2 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #50 Match data Jun 5, 1986* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Helena Sukova #7 6-3 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #95 Match data Apr 18, 1986* R16 Amelia Island WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Helena Sukova #102 #4 735 2,218 581 300 65.9% 0 0 0 3 6 9
Mary Joe Fernandez #136 #4 2,114 2,196 417 195 68.1% 0 1 0 5 1 7

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Helena Sukova Mary Joe Fernandez
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 — — — — — — — 1984 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0
13 — — — — — — — 1985 5–6 45.5% #99 1,553 0 0
14 — — — — — — — 1986 18–14 56.2% #27 1,765 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1987 24–14 63.2% #20 1,896 0 0
16 1981 6–4 60.0% — 1,584 0 0 1988 22–11 66.7% #15 1,947 0 0
17 1982 23–23 50.0% — 1,756 0 0 1989 32–15 68.1% #12 1,985 0 0
18 1983 33–20 62.3% — 1,907 0 0 1990 40–10 80.0% #4 2,125 0 2
19 1984 48–23 67.6% #7 2,041 0 1 1991 47–18 72.3% #8 2,062 0 2
20 1985 54–21 72.0% #9 2,028 0 1 1992 51–17 75.0% #6 2,121 0 2
21 1986 69–21 76.7% #5 2,151 0 3 1993 34–13 72.3% #7 2,058 0 3
22 1987 58–19 75.3% #7 2,129 0 5 1994 21–9 70.0% #14 1,977 0 4
23 1988 49–20 71.0% #8 2,098 0 5 1995 29–11 72.5% #8 2,039 0 6
24 1989 39–15 72.2% #8 2,036 0 6 1996 30–17 63.8% #16 1,935 0 6
25 1990 41–17 70.7% #14 2,024 0 6 1997 39–16 70.9% #10 1,990 0 7
26 1991 34–18 65.4% #17 1,958 0 7 1998 8–8 50.0% #77 1,935 0 7
27 1992 39–16 70.9% #12 1,965 0 9 1999 17–13 56.7% #38 1,901 0 7
28 1993 24–15 61.5% #17 1,922 0 9 2000 0–1 0.0% #136 1,880 0 7
29 1994 21–14 60.0% #22 1,887 0 9 — — — — — — —
30 1995 18–15 54.5% #29 1,819 0 9 — — — — — — —
31 1996 17–16 51.5% #35 1,776 0 9 — — — — — — —
32 1997 8–21 27.6% #80 1,655 0 9 — — — — — — —
33 1998 0–2 0.0% #102 1,632 0 9 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Helena Sukova Mary Joe Fernandez
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 7 5 12 58.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
16 1981 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
17 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 9 16 43.8% 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
18 1983 8 4 12 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0% 1990 17 4 21 81.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7%
19 1984 12 5 17 70.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 18 9 27 66.7% 1991 22 8 30 73.3% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6%
20 1985 17 7 24 70.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 13 6 19 68.4% 1992 27 8 35 77.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1986 23 5 28 82.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% 27 10 37 73.0% 1993 16 4 20 80.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
22 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 17 4 21 81.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 1994 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1988 21 9 30 70.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 1995 14 4 18 77.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
24 1989 26 6 32 81.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1990 17 7 24 70.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 6 18 66.7% 1997 22 8 30 73.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1991 16 6 22 72.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1998 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1992 20 7 27 74.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1993 15 8 23 65.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 5 8 13 38.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 2 11 13 15.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 213 105 318 67.0% 75 53 128 58.6% 125 49 174 71.8% 164 90 254 64.6% — 203 91 294 69.0% 109 49 158 69.0% 55 22 77 71.4% 50 33 83 60.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Helena Sukova Mary Joe Fernandez
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1475 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.18
13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1554 130.0 — — — — +65 — — 50.0% +0.04 0–2 2–0 — -0.49
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1765 147.3 — — — — -82 -11 -174 54.2% +0.32 5–3 (63%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -4.54
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1897 158.0 — — — — -60 -77 -252 61.2% +1.15 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -5.16
16 1981 1584 127.8 — — — — — — +54 59.1% +0.91 1–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.28 1988 1947 151.0 — — — — -47 -156 -175 68.2% +1.45 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 103.5 -2.13
17 1982 1756 137.3 — — — — -64 -77 -97 48.2% -0.15 11–7 (61%) 4–7 (36%) 105.5 -2.58 1989 1986 162.4 — — — — -24 -108 -155 63.2% +1.20 9–3 (75%) 4–6 (40%) 104.1 -2.80
18 1983 1907 149.3 — — — — -85 -97 -127 59.7% +0.67 8–5 (62%) 6–8 (43%) 102.3 -2.48 1990 2126 168.3 — — — — +40 -229 -238 79.2% +2.17 7–2 (78%) 4–0 (100%) 107.8 +0.66
19 1984 2042 154.9 — — — — -99 -323 +10 60.7% +0.75 20–6 (77%) 9–10 (47%) 108.0 -2.37 1991 2063 164.9 — — — — +20 -103 -62 69.6% +1.53 5–6 (45%) 3–1 (75%) 97.9 -0.78
20 1985 2029 162.4 — — — — -21 -243 +104 68.7% +1.34 9–7 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.9 -3.44 1992 2121 171.9 — — — — +33 -59 -48 69.4% +1.32 11–2 (85%) 6–5 (55%) 106.9 -1.97
21 1986 2152 173.6 — — — — +12 -258 +29 73.5% +1.77 11–9 (55%) 7–9 (44%) 97.5 -7.60 1993 2058 164.0 — — — — +1 +127 -28 66.1% +1.05 11–4 (73%) 9–3 (75%) 105.3 +0.67
22 1987 2130 164.9 — — — — +25 -243 +121 69.5% +1.40 17–7 (71%) 11–4 (73%) 105.2 -4.98 1994 1977 147.9 — — — — +8 +146 +2 66.2% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 6–2 (75%) 99.6 +0.06
23 1988 2099 164.2 — — — — +36 -123 +89 67.1% +1.03 10–4 (71%) 14–3 (82%) 109.5 -5.27 1995 2039 159.3 — — — — +38 -7 -10 64.8% +1.11 10–1 (91%) 4–3 (57%) 107.6 -0.51
24 1989 2037 158.2 — — — — +97 -141 +86 67.5% +1.04 9–3 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 106.3 -1.47 1996 1935 158.7 — — — — -4 +81 +198 61.9% +1.09 7–0 (100%) 2–6 (25%) 103.3 -1.36
25 1990 2025 160.0 — — — — +46 -104 +169 64.7% +0.88 13–4 (76%) 7–2 (78%) 106.6 -0.53 1997 1990 164.4 — — — — +18 +53 +117 66.9% +1.20 10–5 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 -1.63
26 1991 1958 153.8 — — — — +56 -26 +161 63.2% +1.02 9–6 (60%) 5–7 (42%) 95.3 +0.66 1998 1935 150.6 — — — — +21 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–1 (75%) 4–2 (67%) 101.7 -1.81
27 1992 1966 153.3 — — — — +48 -64 +185 69.2% +1.42 7–5 (58%) 2–5 (29%) 96.8 +2.03 1999 1902 152.1 — — — — -1 +93 — 56.5% +0.72 6–5 (55%) 1–6 (14%) 93.5 -2.78
28 1993 1922 151.2 — — — — +11 — +198 60.2% +0.82 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) 94.8 +0.04 2000 1881 102.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.21
29 1994 1887 144.4 — — — — +13 -45 +168 56.1% +0.41 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 97.3 +1.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 1820 144.1 — — — — +24 +33 +207 53.9% +0.05 7–5 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 105.6 -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1776 135.6 — — — — +9 -3 +295 50.6% +0.28 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +0.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 1655 126.9 — — — — -12 +65 +386 32.3% -1.05 2–7 (22%) 2–3 (40%) 92.0 -0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1998 1632 97.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.34 0–2 — — -0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2218 162.3 — — — — +10 -125 +96 62.6% +0.89 156–93 (63%) 105–89 (54%) 103.0 -3.16 — 2197 168.6 — — — — +6 -13 -56 64.9% +1.15 100–45 (69%) 53–48 (52%) 107.6 -4.04

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.